By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Reb Yanky was a man that everyone knew, and that no one knew. Everyone knew and was affected by his extraordinary chessed. But few knew the width, breadth, depth, relentlessness, and all-encompassing extent and nature of that chessed. And all five of those adjectives are absolutely true. Rav Chatzkel […]
After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen. Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles. It wasn’t always a […]
NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month. Managers said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well — and if […]
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82. He died of pneumonia on Wednesday at a hospital in Washington, according to Tom Johnson, CNN’s […]
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week, hitting the highest levels in almost 14 years and pushing even more would-be buyers out of the market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate jumped to 5.89% from 5.66% last week. That’s the highest the long-term rate has been since November of […]
In his just-completed role as head of the Israeli military’s Home Front command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin was in charge of bolstering a network of early-warning systems and shelters in case of rocket attacks. It may have been the ideal preparation for his new assignment. Gordin is set to soon take over the Northern Command […]
The last time the Federal Reserve faced inflation as high as it is now, in the early 1980s, it jacked up interest rates to double-digit levels — and in the process caused a deep recession and sharply higher unemployment. On Thursday, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that this time, the Fed won’t have to go nearly […]
Momentum builds, excitement is high, and preparations are in full swing for Acheinu’s community breakfast! On Sunday, September 11th, the Flatbush community will gather at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simcha Applegrad, for an upscale breakfast with an inspiring speaker, gourmet food, and of course, appreciation and support for Acheinu’s dedicated work. The guest […]
The Levaya for Reb Yanky Meyer Z”L will be held on Friday morning in Boro Park at 10:30AM at 1123 57 Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. The Levaya is
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday to duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border. The case, brought by New York prosecutors, is a state-level reboot of a federal case cut short last year by a presidential pardon. Bannon, 68, was released after […]
Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8 magnitude […]
Over 20,000 mispallelim attended Selichos at the Kosel on Thursday night at 12:30 a.m. It was the first of the 14 main Selichos that will be held at the Kosel
Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The global manhunt for al-Qaida’s No. 3 leader had taken 18 months. […]
B’Chasdei Hashem, a large-scale terror attack was thwarted on Thursday afternoon after Yasam police officers stopped a suspect in Yafo armed with a submachine gun and two pipe bombs. The
Ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II: BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and seven months. In 2016, Elizabeth also became […]
It is with a broken heart that YWN informs you of the petirah of Reb Yanky (Jack) Meyer Z”L, the founder of Misaskim and one of the leading askanim in
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This is the first of a series of two articles on Kashrus. Most people are aware of the recent discovery that Restaurant Depot seems to be the main supplier of meat for a “Kosher” Chinese restaurant in Route 9 in Manalapan, New Jersey called Kosher Chinese Express. Many people […]
Are you an owner of dozens of units? A couple of hundred? Thousands? Or just starting out in multi-family or commercial real estate? Are you a vendor who services these
Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett slammed US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides for US officials’ pressure on Israel to amend its rules of engagement in the wake of a report on the death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh. “The IDF is the most moral army in the world,” Bennett asserted. “I’m not willing to lose […]
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